Women's Basketball | 1/28/2017 2:43:00 PM

Boxscore WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 28, 2017) – The Widener University women's basketball team was dealt a 91-63 road loss by Lycoming on Saturday afternoon at Lamade Gym.
 
Lycoming (12-7, MAC Commonwealth 6-5) nearly led from wire-to-wire to avenge a road loss against the Pride earlier this season. After junior Nikki Petri (Congers, N.Y.) drilled a 3-pointer to give the visitors a brief 6-4 lead, the Warriors responded by ending the opening quarter on a 25-8 run to establish control. Morgan Mader hit back-to-back shots from downtown to give the hosts a 29-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Warriors maintained their commanding advantage for the remainder of the contest, as Nicole Calella put back a miss on the team's opening possession of the second frame and Mader extended the margin to as many as 25 at 42-17 by nailing a trey at the quarter's midway point. The Warriors then got another 3-pointer from Mader to take a 52-29 lead into the recess and never trailed by less than 21 the rest of the way.
 
Lycoming was led by Shelby Mueller's 20-point effort. She also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots. Ashley McFadden contributed 14 points and six assists, and Mader added a career-high 16 points off the bench.
 
The Pride were paced by juniors Allison Gallagher (Souderton, Pa.) and Petri in the setback. Gallagher scored a team-high 16 points, while Petri netted 14. Freshman Madison Ireland (Garnet Valley, Pa.) dished out five assists and only turned the ball over once, which was also the best assist-to-turnover ratio of her promising career as a collegian.
 
Widener (6-13, MAC Commonwealth 3-7) will regroup and return home to face Lebanon Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m.